Advice to people stuck @ the small stakes too long

[me454555]

I noticed there was a post a couple days ago about people who were stuck @ the low limits too long. It can be very frustrating to keep playing and not feel like you're good enough to brake into the middle limits. I think one of the best ways to improve your poker skill and hone the skills needed to play at the higher limits is to try playing 6 max and other short handed poker.

When playing 6 max, you are forced to push smaller edges and focus on your blind stealing and blind defense. These are 2 aspects that are extremely important when you move up the stakes. Once you make it past the small stakes, pushing smaller edges becomes more crucial b/c the knowlege gap between your competition decreases significantly. It is important to learn these skills and its nice to be able to learn them @ levels comparable to what you are playing now.

Another benefit of SH is that the players will have higher aggrssion levels. This is another thing you will have to adjust to once you move up the limits and its a lot cheaper ot play SH 3/6 than 15/30 full ring.

I've been playing SH for the last few months and recently switch back to full ring for a change of pace. Its truely amazing how much better my game has become b/c of the experience. I highly recommend learning to play SH before moving up to higher limits, I think it makes the transition a lot easier